Trees Planet: Brugmansia suaveolens

General Information

Common Name	Angel's Trumpet
Scientific Name	Brugmansia suaveolens
Sun Tolerance	Full Sun
Height	3 – 5 m, (10 – 15 ft)
Spread	1.5 – 2.5 m, (5 – 8 ft)
Growth Rate	Fast
Bloom Time	Spring, Summer, Fall
Color	Green
Flower Color	Pink, Yellow, White
Type	Shrub
Native	Tropical areas of South and North America, Africa, Australia, and Asia

Classification

Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Solanales
Family	Solanaceae – Potato family
Genus	Brugmansia Pers. – brugmansia
Species	B. suaveolens

Brugmansia suaveolens - Angel's Trumpet

Brugmansia suaveolens commonly known as Angel's Trumpet is native to Brugmansia are native to tropical regions of South America, along the Andes from Venezuela to northern Chile, and also in south-eastern Brazi. It also find tropical areas of North America, Africa, Australia, and Asia.
This is an evergreen moderate growing shrubs plant that grows to 10 – 15 feet (3 – 5 m) with ovate 6- to 12 inch long leaves, only slightly hairy. Brugmansia have two main stages to their life cycle. In the initial vegetative stage the young seedling grows straight up on usually a single stalk, until it reaches its first main fork at 80–150 cm (2.6–4.9 ft) high. It will not flower until after it has reached this fork, and then only on new growth above the fork. Cuttings taken from the lower vegetative region must also grow to a similar height before flowering, but cuttings from the upper flowering region will often flower at a very low height.
This is small bush flowering tree. The flowers are remarkably beautiful and sweetly fragrant, about 24–32 cm (9–13 in) long and shaped like trumpets. It Blooms repeatedly in Fall, Summer, Spring, late winter. The flowers color is pink/yellow/white with trumpet shape.